January 25, 2005
War, deficit and smokers
from - Buck
These are not the actions of an administration that has any intention of “coming home”
I guess Colin Powell was wrong again.
You will hear the argument that if we are going to have troops in the field we have to spend the money to give them what they need but consider that:
According to congressional aides, about three-fourths of the $80 billion is expected to be for the Army. It's also expected to include money for the building of a U.S. embassy in Baghdad, estimated to cost around $1.5 billion.
Can you imagine what a 1.5 BILLION dollar embassy is going to look like?
1.5 BILLION dollars would buy plenty of Kevlar but when you are servicing an Empire the safety and security of the cannon fodder is one of your lesser concerns.
And over at the reading assignments on Nealz Nuze, Boortz wants to be sure that everybody knows that there is good news concerning the deficit
By the way, did you know that the deficit is down by $1 trillion? That's right...and the media is trying to downplay it and make it into bad news. Why would they do that? Because it's good news for Bush, and that violates the prime directive.
Neal is counting on the fact that his readers won’t read the article and the vast majority of them won’t. Telling the truth about anything, whether it is the war or the deficit means that you are downplaying it and turning good news into bad.
This is a conclusion that could only be drawn by He who believes that workers should be fired not based on performance but on personal preferences.
Good 'ol Neal. My favorite "Libertarian".
::Posted by Buck at January 25, 2005 09:32 AM
I don't know... I don't know if there is anything wrong with choosing to employ non-smokers if that's what an employer feels is in the best interest of company and employees (though I wouldn't place that very high on my own list of qualifications if I were hiring employees)... However, Boortz does cross the line with his "lard ass" comment. That's complete bull. You would think he had never met a diabetic person, or someone with a thyroid problem. Or hell, somebody who just likes to eat. For some people it's a pleasure, just like mouthing off like an adolescent is a pleasure for NB.
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Posted by smijer on January 25, 2005 10:26 AM Link to comment |
Being both a lard ass and a smoker I take pride in the fact that I have made my employer much more money than I have ever cost them. My wife tells me that I have not been to a doctor in over 6 years but I don't keep up with it. If that is true then I am not costing society very much when it comes to health care.
But when you get right down to it employers do have the right to hire and fire as they see fit but never fear. As long as you make them more than you cost them you will have a job.
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Posted by Buck on January 25, 2005 11:56 AM Link to comment |
